The U.S. Senate is weighing a provision in the budget, which already passed the House, banning the enforcement of state ...

A new $55.2 billion state budget may be more significant for what is not in it than what is. Namely, an agreement on how to pay for the more than $770 million dollar shortfall the Regional Transit ...

The head of one of Chicago’s top nonpartisan government research organizations said lawmakers made too many short-term ...

The narratives around Illinois' budget have sharply diverged, with Democrats touting the paydown of debts and credit rating ...

State lawmakers built Illinois’ record $55.2 billion budget for 2026 on gimmicks, one-time fixes and piecemeal tax hikes.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson likes to parrot platitudes about taxing the rich to fix the city, CTA and Chicago Public ...

Illinois lawmakers have learned in recent years that Tier 2 benefits for some employees fail the “Safe Harbor” Social ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a ...

The $55 billion budget plan unveiled Friday night by Democratic leadership would include new taxes on gambling as well as ...

The largest increases are on taxes of tobacco, vaping and sports betting, but there are also various changes to corporate ...

Illinois’ court-based rental assistance program for tenants struggling to pay rent and their landlords will stop accepting ...

The Illinois state legislature passed a $55.2 billion budget in the final 48 hours of the legislative session, leaving little ...